The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses In Indonesia Will Creep You Out!

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Every few years the people of Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, dig up the bodies of their deceased ancestors. They do it for a ritual called Ma'nene, or The Ceremony of Cleaning Corpses.

#2 During the ceremony the dead are washed, groomed, and dressed in new clothes.

#3 What makes this corpse cleaning ceremony possible is that the bodies are not buried in the ground. Rather they are placed in a cave or carved stone grave. This makes it easer for villagers to access the bodies of their loved ones when the time comes.

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#5 During the ceremony, some relatives walk their bodies of their deceased loved ones around the province along straight lines.

#6 The corpses' coffins are also repaired during the ceremony.

#7 Even the bodies of children are exhumed and redressed during the ceremony.

#8 In Toraja society death rituals are more important than any other rituals including births and marriages. Hence why the corpse cleaning ceremony is such a big part of life there.

#9 Getting her hair done from beyond the grave.

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